Barings LLC Sells 18,520 Shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $VT

Barings LLC decreased its position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) by 2.1% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 866,336 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 18,520 shares during the period. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF comprises approximately 1.9% of Barings LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Barings LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF were worth $119,832,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Game Plan Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Navalign LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Meramec Financial Planners LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 106.8% in the first quarter. Meramec Financial Planners LLC now owns 182 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 94 shares during the period. WestEnd Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 161.3% during the fourth quarter. WestEnd Advisors LLC now owns 196 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 1,863.6% during the fourth quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 216 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 205 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF stock opened at $156.13 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.23 billion, a PE ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.92. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $156.07 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $148.73. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a 52-week low of $127.79 and a 52-week high of $159.41.

About Vanguard Total World Stock ETF

Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF (the Fund) is an open-end investment company. The Fund seeks to track the performance of the FTSE Global All Cap Index, which covers both well-established and still-developing markets. The Fund invests in both foreign and the United States stocks. The fund offers three classes of shares: Investor Shares, Institutional Shares, and ETF Shares. As of April 30, 2012, the Fund invests in sectors, such as consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy, financials, healthcare, industrials, information technology, materials, telecommunication services and utilities.